My 12 Days of Christmas Specials - starts tomorrow, 19th November 2015

During the last 12 days of November, I am offering 12 great special deals - each available for just one day. Here is a what is coming. Keep an eye on my Facebook page, Instagram (www.instagram.com/doreen_watkins), your emails (if you are on my mailing list) and here on my blog. 

To qualify for the special deals, you must contact me by email on the day of the special and payment needs to be made at www.directepay.com.au when you place your order with the code supplied with each special. You will need to be able to collect your orders from my home. All orders will be submitted to Close To My Heart on 1st December 2015 and you will be notified when it is available (after 19th December). Gift wrapping is available if required. 

So check out all these deals I am offering and get ready to order yours. 

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Don't forget to come back each day, when I will repost the special for that day along with some of my recent projects!

Doreen 

Urban Projects

During November, CTMH is featuring the Urban Collection - along with White Pines. Last weekend, I held my annual 12 hour workshop. Along with other projects, everyone had the opportunity to create with Urban. These are some of my layouts using this range. 

I plan to add some photos of our pets to this layout - when I get them printed!

 This page is based on the layout on page 88 in the Annual Inspirations (catalogue). I have used some of the Urban Complements to finish off the page.

For the pageabove, I used some of the Embossing Folders & Diffusers - featured on pages 122 & 123 of the AI to add some texture to the page. This page is based on the layout on page 122 (as is the one to the left using Pear, Sapphire & Crystal Blue Cardstock)  of the AI.  And of course, the page above goes with the layout I shared a little while ago that I entered into the Page Competition at our Annual CTMH Convention in the middle of October. I will share it again below - just because I love the page, but more especially the story. 

And don't forget the Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking Bundles available during November! Don't miss out on your choice of album as they are selling fast and some are already sold out! You will save $29.50 with the purchase of every bundle!

Come back again soon and see what else I have been creating and what is new!

Doreen

Everyday Life™ Planner

Have you purchased your 2016 planner/diary? Do you like to personalize your planner? Then let me tell you about the Everyday Life™ Planner System from Close to My Heart which will be available to order in late November and will make a perfect Christmas gift!

The Everyday Life line introduces multiple products that work together seamlessly to create a planner, a My Crush book, or a product of your own creation!

It all starts with the Everyday Life album ($17.00), a beautiful, black three-ring album with gold foil design that measures 9 3/8” x 8 ¼”. This album size makes the album multi-purpose, allowing you to decide what you put in it. To fill up your album, the Everyday Life line will also include:

• The Everyday Life 2016 planner pages ($24.00): 154 planner pages, 12 monthly dividers with tabs, a pocket folder page, a designed page finder, and four sheets of stickers. With monthly and weekly spreads and printed dates, these pages have all the features you need to stay organised—and look good doing it!

• Everyday Life Perfect Plan roller stamp ($13.50): This fun and functional roller stamp coordinates perfectly with the label stickers, enabling you to customise your planner even further.

• My Crush® Everyday Life pages ($12.00): A set of 60 double-sided, gorgeous My Crush pages. These pages can be used on their own to create a beautiful My Crush book, or they can be combined with the planner pages to give you more room in your planner for preserving your memories while giving your planner even more flair.

• Everyday Life Washi Tape ($6.50): because every My Crush book needs a good washi for attaching photos and other memorabilia to your pages!

• Memory Protectors ($11.50): we’re introducing two new styles of pocket memory protectors sized to fit into the Everyday Life album. One has two 4” x 6” pockets, the other four 4” x 3” pockets. Use these to add your favourite Picture My Life™ cards and photos into the mix!

Altogether, the Everyday Life line gives you ultimate flexibility in creating a planner/My Crush book/pocket album uniquely customised to you. We anticipate most of these items to be available late November, with the exception of the washi tape, which will be available mid-December.

To add even more excitement, you can also get a discounted bundle for purchasing the album, planner pages, and roller stamp together. This bundle will give you these innovative and exciting products for just $45.95

This planner would make a great gift idea for family and friends! Or perhaps your partner could purchase one for you! Contact me to pre-order yours!

And I will gift wrap it for you too!

Come back again soon and see what is new and what I have been creating!

Doreen 

Cheers, 2016 - November Stamp of the Month

Would you like your November SoM for FREE? (It is normally $7.50 with an order of $75.00 or more or can be purchased for $27.00). Then order one of the Simply Fundamentals Scrapbooking My Legacy™ album bundles for $100.00 - a saving of $29.50 and I will include the November SoM for FREE! Scroll down for more details of the Simply Fundamentals Scrapbooking My Legacy™ album bundle. 

This is one page of a double page spread that I created using the November SoM along with the Adventure Fundamentals Paper Pack and the Gold Fundamentals Assortment. 

I also used some Sapphire Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock, Sapphire & Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ stamp pads and Gold Shimmer Trim.

Come back again soon and check out some project I have created using the Enchantment Fundamental Paper Pack and Enchantment Fundamental Sticker pack that are included in the bundle.

Doreen

Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking

During November, you can experience the beautiful "Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking workshop". This workshop has been created using all the items featured in the fabulous Close To My Heart campaign exclusive album bundles for $100.00! Only during November, when you purchase the album bundle of an album, a Paper Fundamentals Enchantment pack, a Fundamental Stickers Enchantment pack, a Peacock Fundamental Assortment pack and three (3) sheets of White Daisy cardstock along with a FREE pack of either side load or top load Memory Protectors (a saving of $29.50). Then with these great products, and using the Simply Fundamental Scrapbooking workshop featuring five layouts, you can make five layouts.

This bundle would make a great Christmas gift for you or a scrapbooker in your life. Contact me to order yours details or you can order it directly from my website.

Come back again soon and see what else I have been creating and what is New!

Doreen

Christmas Elf Cupcake Holder

I love Christmas! And it is never too early to start preparing for the festive season! When I saw a picture of this cute Elf Cupcake Holder, shared by fellow CTMH consultant, Melissa Arnold, I knew I wanted to make it!

That wasn't as straight forward as I thought it would be, but I managed to do it! I used the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge for the cupcake holder, the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge for the buckle and legs and the shoes were found on the internet and imported into Design Space as a cutting file. The legs can't be found on any cartridge - I manipulated a bracket from the Art Philosophy cartridge by cutting and welding in Design Space till I got a shape I was happy with. I used the Carmine ShinHan Twin Touch marker (available from CTMH) to draw the stripes on the Elf's legs.

I am pleased with the end result.

Come back again soon and see what else is new and what I have been creating.

Doreen 

Calendar cards & Christmas Ornaments

I had a fabulous day at the SA Papercraft Fair yesterday with Rachel. Thank you to all who visited our stand. 

One of the popular kits from our stand were the little calendar card kits that I made. These are a great idea for gifts for work mates, teachers and whoever else you might want to give them too! And of course we all need one on our desks too.

I will be offering these as one of the projects at my annual Marathon Workshop coming up next month. They are so simple to make!

One of the other popular kits was the Christmas Ornaments using the Close To My Heart Base & Bling bases and glass covers along with the stickers from the Jolly Holiday Style Sheet and Fundamentals cardstock.

I will also be offering this as a project at our next workshop. 

Come back again soon and see what else I have been creating and what's new.

Doreen